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at TESe? School hashing out IT plans

A sparsely attended forum investigates
by Kathryn Lewis
Staff writer
The Women's Resource Center held a
forum on women's studies at E
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yesterday afternoon in t
Building (CAB).
At 3:30 p.m.,
time,the room wa

WashPIRG was reaffirmed by a student
referendum this week. One thousand one
hundred eighty three or 31 percent of
registered students on campus voted in favor
ofWashPIRG continuing its work on campus
and in the community. Thirty four percent of
the campus turned out for the election with
only 36 students voting against WashPIRG.
Last week WashPIRG busily leafletted,
postered and accosted Evergreen students to
get out and vote. After being reaffirmed by the
student's at Evergreen for another two years,
WashPIRG will need the Board of Trustees
approval to make the election officiaL
WashPIRG was started in 1983 by
Evergreen students who were concerned about
environmental, political and social injustices
that existed on their campus, community, state
and nation. Since then, WashPlRG at TESC
has had an active group of students and staff
working on issues that are cen tered around the
public's interest.
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that she. wanted to continue talking with IT
and
continue mo·ving toward getting
Staff writer
subsidized bus passes for Evergreen students
President jane Jervis kicked Olympia's as soon as possible.
IntercityTransit (IT) into gear last December
As a result of the meeting, Harbour told
when she met with IT's general manager, Watterson to continue working with
Mike Harbour, about Evergreen getting Evergreen in getting subsidized bus passes
subsidized bus passes for its students.
started with IT.
Wh~n hearing of the It's bus fee hike
So Watterson called Tom Mercado, the
set to take effect this March, third-year director of Student . Activities, soon
student Bryan Freeborn set up a forum last afterward, and they met over winter break.
November between IT's transportation Mercado said that IT needed to make an
planning manager, Bill Watterson, and estimation on how much it would cost the
Evergreen students and . _ _ - - - - - - - - - - - , college for subsidized bus
staff about the possibility
passes, and get back to
of Evergreen students
him with that estimation
effective March 1998
getting subsidized bus
by the end of the 1998
passes . Freeborn had
Winter Quarter. Mercado
fare: $.60
envisioned a program
would gather students
where the students could
daily pass: $1.25
interested in subsidized
pay a large sum of money,
bu s passes and they
monthly pass: $20
attached onto their tuition,
would take the estimate
to ride the bus using their
given to them by IT to the
Evergreen student identification card as a bus Services and Activities Board during the
pass. The school would pay all or some of the • spring. If the S&A Board decides to fund the
fee for the subsidized bus passes.
subsidized bus passes, Evergreen students
"I got the feeling [Watterson] wasn't could have them by next fall.
really into it," Freeborn said after the forum .
Initially, Watterson quoted Mercado
"He just came to entertain the idea."
$300,000 for the subsidized bus passes for
Watterson said in the November forum next year. The fee included students. staff and
that coming up with a cost estimate for the faculty for year·long service. Mercado
subsidized bus passes would take al least a explained Student Activitie~ noney can only
year. Dissatisfied with that response, be spent on the students. :ma chat the greater
Freeborn went to jervis, explaining his and number of students are at Evergreen only for
other students' desire for subsi4:iized bus fall , winter. and spring.
passes.
Mercado told Watterson to get back to
As a result of Freeborn and jervis's him with an estimate for the bus passes only
meeting, jervis called IT's manager, Harbour. for Evergreen students and only for nin e,
and they had a meeting. Jervis showed her rather than 12. months. Watterson has not
support for having Evergreen students on a contacted Mercado with that information
.subsidized bus program. She told Harbour yet.

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double meaning in that.) Alert nature
enthusiasts may have observed that our
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This year the Day of Absence and Day
of Presence celebrations are taking place on
Feb. ]0 and 11. On the Day of Absence all of
the stud ent, staff and faculty of color are
in vited to join together off campus to
celebrate their heritage and address issues
relevant to them. This year's theme is
"Honoring Ourselves and Celebrating the
Strength of Community. " On this day the
folks that are left on campus will also have an
opportunity to meet with each other 4nd
address issues relevant to them. On the Day
of Presence, the entire campus joins together
to celebrate the diversity of the campus as a
whole. The individual itineraries for these two
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Some of the issues this year
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Are you an a rti st? Do yo u know
someone who is?
K.E.Y. (K eep Enh anc in g Yourself)
Stud ent Se rvices along with Firs t Peop les'
Advising services have collaborated together
to have a mural created for the shared lounge
spa ce in l.ibrary 1419. Many fo lk s are
un awa re of this space wh ich ha s been
des ignat ed as a part-time open lounge for
staff <;I od student use (to ha[Jg out, ea t lun ch,
study, or have meetings). This year we have
bee n working on improving th e lounge to
make it more friendly and inviting. Currently,
we are work ing
on th e final
of
stages
securing funds in
order to offer an
award of up to
$500 to an
Eve rgr ee n
student artist to
create a mural in
this space.
We are in search of an artist who can
speak to the underrepresented populations in
higher edu ca tion (the finished mural will be
approximately] 2 feet by 6 feet) . The theme
we have chosen for this project is
"Empowerment Through Education. " If you..
are interested in this project, please callus at
x6467 or stop by Library 1407, and we will
send you Ih e appli ca tion procedu res. We are

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A weekly feature that profiles proposed legislation during the 1998 regular session

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INITIATIVE 200
The so called Washington State Civil Rights
Initiative was introduced last year by Rep. Scott Smith.
It would end all state programs that give women and
minorities preference in government hiring, contracts
or college admissions, effectively negating affirmative
action for everyone but veterans and the disabled. It
is not known if 1-200 will be adopted into law or put
to popular vote on the November ballot. Regardless,
because it is an initiative instead ofa bill, jfit is adopted
into law by the legislature, it will notbe subject to veto
by Governor Gary Locke.

HIGHER EDUCATION
Last session one of the state senate's biggest
issues was about the relative proportion ofaid between
four·year public schools, four·year private and the
community and technical colleges and between
independent and dependent students. This issue will
continue to be looked at this year in light of new
Federal Legislation.
Enrollment will also be an issue continuing from
last year. Some schools are over enrolled, while some,
like Evergreen have yet to meet projected enrollments.
The Legislature is likely to address this issue as well as
the question of just how many people need access to
higher education, at what level and for what purpose.

DRUNK DRIVING

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So far, the state legis}ature has yet to introduce anything
official regarding the transportation i ss ue ~ despite having
received a lot of press lately. Gov. Locke has talked quite a bit
about a gas tax hike, however the Republicans in control of
the legislature have said they will not allow a gas tax hike.
Instead, they will probably find money for transportation
projects via the motor vehicle excise tax:

NATURAL RESOURCES AND
ENVIRONMENTAL
Work is underway to establish the framework for the
formation of a watershed planning process that includes
integrated planning of water quality and fish habitat including endangered salmon watershed restoration. Also
underworks is plans for a Geoduck fishery, which may be
limited to graduates of Evergreen.

MARRIAGE
Several members of the Senate and House are pushing
legislation to strengthen the bonds of marriage. Among these
is a ban on same·sex marriages and an option provided to
engaged couple to enter into a "covenant marriage" which
would require pre-marriage counseling and would be harder
to dissolve than a normal marriage. Under a covenant
marriage, couple would only be allowed to divorce is they
show good cause - abuse, abandonment, adultery or if a
spouse was convicted of a capital crime.

Medicinal Marijuana

The legislature is investigating and will probably
introduce a bill to lower the legal definition of drunk
driving from a .10 percent blood alcohol level to a .08
percent. This is among several proposals aimed' at
imposing stiffer penalties and make it easier to convict
drunken drivers. Other proposals include confiscation
and forfeiture of vehicles for driving with suspended
license if the offense in the smmd within a five-year
period (not technically at DUI issue, but closely
related because most driving with license •
suspended are related to DUls), limiting deferred
prosecutions to only once per lifetime, and
permanent revocation of drivers license for
second DUI in seven years.

OTHER ITEMS
Other things the legislature
will probably look at this session:
budget and taxes including tax
cuts,supervision over juvenile
offenders, a deregulation
plan for electrical energy,
enforcement oflaws governing
disabled parking, HIV status .
disclosure and the right of
parents to seek mental health .
and chemical dependency
treatment for thdr
minor children, without
the necessity of court
involvement.

'A closer look at some
con,t roversial new legislation
by David Taylor
Contributing writer
On Tuesday, Jan. 20 the Senate Health
and Long Term Care Committee held public
hearings on a bill which will legalize the
medical use of marijuana. The bill, SB 6271,
sponsored by senators Kohl and Thibaudeau,
proposed that marijuana be changed from a
schedule I to a schedule II controlled substance.
The rescheduling of marijuana would allow
physicians to prescribe medical marijuana to
seriously ill patients who suffer from
conditions such as cancer, AIDS , glaucoma,
epilepsy, intractable pain, or multiple sclerosis.
Some other provisions of the bill include a
study on the benefits of medicinal marijuana,
the development of a media program aimed at
youth to provide a clear counter message
regarding the recreational use of marijuana,
and a provision to prevent patients from using
marijuana near schools or colleges.
The chairman of the Senate Health and
Long Term Care Committee, Sen. Alex Deccio,
stated that the likelihood that the bill will make
it out of the committee is slim. The major
political battle that the bill will face if it does
leaves the committee is its failure to specify for
how marijuana will be distributed to patients.
. The }Jill also faces trouble because of the
liability that the stafe faces due to the fact that
marijuana is still considered a schedule I drug
by the federal government. If the legislation is
passed by the state the possession and·use of
marijuana for medical purposes will still be
illegal under federal law.
Public opinion seems to be on the side of
this bill. Desp:te the recent defeat oflnitiative
685, a ballot initiative that proposed the
reclassification of several schedule I drugs
including marijuana, heroin and LSD for
medical and research purposes, a recent survey
of Washington voters conducted by the Family

Research Counsel stated that 75 percent would
approve of the legalization of marijuana for
medical purposes. During the hearing a panel
of doctors and medical experts testified that
marijuana is an effective medication in the
treatment of AIDS wasting, nausea associated
with chemotherapy, and other side effects and
complications associated with severe medical
conditions and drug treatments. All of the
medical experts except for one supported the
legalization of marijuana for medical purposes.
The dissenting expert argued that medical use
of marijuana is unnecessary due to the
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projects that must be approved by the federal
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engage in research assessing the medical value
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Chair- Sen. Alex Deccio
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Sponsor- Sen. Jeanne Kohl
(D-36) 786-7670, kohlje@leg.wa.gov
Sponsor- Sen. Pat Thibaudeau
(D·43) 786-7628. thibaude_pa@leg.wa.gov

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January 22, 1998

College student on leave working
in Olympia area looking to share
apartment. If interested, please
contact Toby Ahrens at (207) 8469572 or by email:
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you need a personal
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community and diversity

O'v ercoming post-holiday
depression
"Down But NotOut .. .Overcoming Depression" is the title
of an eight-week class being hosted by Greater Lakes Mental
Healthcare. The class will begin on Tuesday, Feb. 3. and will
run for eight weeks.
Thi s cl ass will offer parti cipants an opportunity to
recognize and identify the cycles of depression. Focus of the
class will be on coping skills and effective management of
depression .
Two sessions are being offered on Tuesdays: the first from
1 to 2:30 p.m. and the second from 6 to 7:30 p.m . The fee of
$85 includes classes and al1 course materials.
RegisteI or get more information at 581-6200.

The Moving Edge
colloquium
"The Moving Edge," a symposium on digi tal technology,
computer arts and the moving image, will host nationally
known speakers on Mondays through March 2 in Lecture Hall
1. This is part of an annual series on developments in the
computer field funded by proceeds from software developed
by Evergreen students and faculty in the early 1980s.
This is the first year this symposium will be devoted
entirely to computer-generated Media Arts and Animation.
Speakers are as follows:
Jan. 26:
Vibeke Sorenson: Personal Poetics
ofNew Media
Feb. 2:
Cassidy Curtis: Computer Science

Feb. 23:
March 2:

Research Issues in Animation
Alvy Ray Smith: The State ofthe
Current Technology
Jane Veeder: Artistic Transitions
from Analog to Digital
Scott Snibbe: Visual Music and
lnteractive Geometry

R. Carlos Nakai will be performing at the University of
Puget Sound Concert Hall in Tacoma on Saturday, Jan. 31. Show
begins at 8 p.m.
On Jan. 22, "Martin Luther King, Black Workers and
Today 's Unfinished Agenda: Economic Justice" will be
presented at the Studies Center,l710 Market Street in Tacoma.
The event begins at 7 p.m. and will include comments by TESC
students.
Contact Arts Together at (253) 593-3845 for more
information about these a~d other performances.

Stream Team planting
willows
The Olympia Stream Team and the YMCA Earth Services
Corps volunteers will plant willow irees along Indian Creek on .
Saturday, Jan. 24. The event begins at the Carriage Inn parking
lot at 10 a.m. and ends at noon . If you plan to attend, be sure to
bring warm clothes. boots and gloves.
For more information contact Cedar Wells at 753-8454.

IIWho Owns the West?"
lecture series
A lecture series will be offered on Thursday, Jan. 29 and
Feb. 19 at the Longhouse at 7:30 p.m. Focus of this lecture will
be native, environmental and public land law in the Western
U.S. Student rates are offered, and tickets are available at the
TESC Bookstore.

Volunteers needed in senior
nutrition
The Community Action Council's Senior Nutrition
Program serves elderly citizens in Thurston and Mason County
-by providing an estimated 30,000 meals annually. Drivers and
hosts are needed for the demands of this program.
To volunteer, call Chase Roberts at 438-1100 x36 for more
information.

PFLAG happenings
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
(PFLAG) will host Equality Washington (formerly HOW: Panel
on "Domestic Partnership Plans").
This event will take place at United Churches (11th and
Capitol Way) on Tuesday, Jan. 27, at 6:30 p.m. For more
information contact the PFLAG helpline at 866-0511.

GRE candidate information
Are you preparing to embark upon your graduate degree?
Graduate-school candidates can schedule appointments and
locations for the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) by calling
1-800-GRE-CALL (1-800-473-2255), Official score reports for
the test are generally available within two to six weeks.

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United States. It continues to grow, however,
as trade develops on a new "global" scale, and
as more people find it within their means to
Latin America represents many things to travel from country to country. The Diversity
many people at Evergreen . To some it is a Celebration and Fashion Show will be a chance
homeland. Others look at the struggles of the for the novice Evergreen student to understand
people of Latin American countries and see in some of the issues that are so widely talked
about on campus
those shades of the
including the School of
struggles they endure in
What: The Diversity
the Americas, "new·
the United States. Some
liberalism,"
and the
see a green Utopia , or
Celebration
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countries where the
are
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mixing of cultures (or
introduced
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take on a magnified
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enjoy
the
sounds
of the
significance. Whatever
band "Matices" as they
the grounding, interest
play music from all
in Latin America at
When: Friday, Jan.
over Latin America.
Evergreen has spread
LASO hopes to
widely, and for some,
30 at 8 p.m.
in may students
bring
very deeply as well.
from campus as well as
On Jan. 30 the
those
from
the
How much: students
Latin
American
Olympia community
Solidarity Organization
$3, non-students $5.
because they feel it is,
(LASO), with the help
as
a rule, good for
of other student
people
to
meet
organizations, will be
Sponsored by LASO
together-if for no
putting on a "Diversity
other reason than their
Celebration of the
Americas" and "Third World Fashion Show." love of music, dancing and food. The event will
The connectedness between countries of begin at 8 p.m. on the fourth floor of the
South, Central and North America has been Library building, and will cost $3 for students
both powerful and sometimes ignored in the and $5 for non-students.

by Steve Hughes
Co-coordinator of LASO

by Basil Shadid
and Erika Reinstein
MERC

Mount Rainier cross-country
ski trip
Olympia Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services is .
offering a van ride to Mount Rainier on Saturday, Jan. 24.
Beginners are welcom.e. Cost is $40 per person, which includes.
transportation , instructor, admission and equipment. For those
who own equipment, the cost is $30.
The van will leave The Olympi a Center (222 North
Columbia) at 7 a.m . Call 753-8380 to reserve your seat. Space
is limited.

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The Washington Center for Improving Undergraduate
Education presents, ~Embracing Community, Diversity and
Change: Higher Education in the 21st Century." This
conference will be a celebration of our evolving community and
the critical issues facing higher education.
Registration deadline is Jan. 30, and must be made by mail
or fax. Special rates on rooms at the SeaTac Marriott will be
available until Jan. 29.
For more information, contact Laura O'Brady at x6606
or e-mail her at: washcntr@elwha.evergreen.edu

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will be speaking at Evergreen. Author of
Thinking Class; Sketches of A Cultural
Worker, and editor of Food for Our

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Evergreen's e-mail computer, Elwha, filled up with holiday
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Hidden Disabilities
Awareness Day
Join us at noon on Tuesday, Jan. 27 in the Library Lobby
for a presentation on Hidden Disabilities Awareness Day.
Discussion will include: manic desion, alcoholism, chronic
depression, psychoses, dyslexia, chronic pain, eating disorders
and fibromyalgia.
Featured speakers will include Mary McKenna, an
Olympia-area psychotherapist, and Dan Bennett, the Director
of Capitol Clubhouse.

Meet ·the president of TESe
. President of The Evergreen State College, Jane Jervis,
invites student and faculty to meet with her for questions or
concerns. Jane will be available near the Deli in the CAB from
8:30 to 9:30 a.m. on the following Tuesdays:
March 10
Jan. 27
Feb. 17
Feb. 3
Feb. 24
March 17
Feb. 10
March 3

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Grandmothers: Writings by ArabAmerican and
Arab-canadian
feminists, she will
be speaking on
the collisions of
. race,
class,
gender, sexuality,
_~ and culture.
. -< Kadi is a
-g. writer, poet,
editor, activist,
and musician.
Joanna Kadi
She has two
books published, as well as many essays in
other anthologies and periodicals. Her
activism includes many issues, including
Palestinian self-determination and ending
violence against women. Kadi also teaches
classes in critical thinking for the Center for
Arts Criticism in Minneapolis and the GLBT

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Programs Office at the University of
Minnesota . She .Is really eXCited about
visiting Evergreen.
In describing the work and writing of
Kadi, South End Press quotes in her
biography: "In ao era of increasing
conservatism and a heightened attack on
working people and women, Kadi's clear
prose strikes powerfully againsf".-the
dominance of the upper class in all spheres
of life. Kadi provides us with.a personal and
analytical look at how oppression by class
intersects with oppressions by race, gender,
and sexuality."
This event at Evergreen on Jan. 28 is
being sponsored by the Middle East
, Resource Center, as well as the Evergreen
Queer Alliance, the Women
Color
Coalition, the Evergreen Politica l
information Center, the Women's Resource
· Center, and Asian Students in Alliance.
Those of us from the Middle East
Resource Center (MERC) are hoping that
this event will show Evergreen that we are
back on our feet and hoping to put on more
political and cultural events in the near
future. MERC meets on Wednesdays at 1
p.m. in Cab 320. Meetings are open to all
interested.

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Join the Students of Color Anthology fun
Membership in the student group is open to
all students,
This year submissions for the anthology
The Students of Color Anthology is an are due on Monday, Feb. 23 at noon. Students
annual collection of student fiction, essays, are invited to submit up to five pieces of work,
art and poetry. It is edited and pUblished by ranked by publishing preference. Please limit
a student collective formed by the Students short stories and essays to five pages, at a 12
of Color Anthology student group. point font, double-spaced. Include your
t submissions both on disk and on hardcopy if
I available. Every submission should include a
short autobiography (50 words maximum)
·and your phone number so that you can be
contacted later. A submissions folder is located
at the Student Activities main desk in the third
floor of the CAB.
Author of A People's History
Past editions of the Students of Color
of the United States
I
Anthology are still available. Editions can be
purchased for $5 for last year's anthology or
Wednesday~
$10 for the past four anthologies. To buy your
February 4, 1998
past anthologies, contact the co-coordinators,

by Tak Kendrick
SOC Anthology co-coordinator

HOWARD

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Dawn Hanson orTak Kendrick in the Students
of Color Anthology office in the third floor of
the CAB or at x6143.
For more information on the Students of

Color Anthology or to help out with this year's
anthology, stop by the anthology office or come
to our weekly meeting on Fridays at 2:30 p.m.
in student activities.

Capital High Gym
Conger St. & Cooper Point Rd.

Olympia. WA
January 9
0924- Theft of slide projector. When fenced
on the black market, slide projector likely
to net thiefhalf a bottle of Rob it ussin and a
tube of airplane glue.
1224- Dog tied up outside CAB. When
freed, dog explains he was trying to stop
gang of thugs from walking over to F-Iot to
do some car prowls.
January 10
0203- Assault in Q-dorm, BLS response. I
don't know what BLS means. Official lingo
gives me hives.
1409-1986 Plymouth Colt gets a jump start.
Little known fact: all 1986 Colts now
require a jump start to leave the driveway.
2355- C-dorm fire alarm due to burnt
chicken. Chicken remembers to stop, drop
and roll, suffering only minor injuries.

January 13
0800- After much deliberation, long-range
planning and disappearing task force
meetings, The Evergreen State College decides
to be like other schools for just one day and
close on account of snow.
January 14
0712- Brilliant scientist working in LAB I and
II 3rd Floor area formulates mad cow disease
vaccine. Excited, he goes for a celebratory can
of Surge at the CAB and leaves the door
unlocked. F-Iot thugs, thinking the vaccine is
something they can huff, steal aU his work (and
his copy of the Thompson Twins' Greatest
Hits).
1400· Motorist happily notes his vehicle,
parked in F-Iot, has not been broken into. His
ebullience is shattered when, upon trying to
leave, he finds a big fat wheel-lock on his car

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for that 1989 bus loop parking ticket he never 0750- Basement of Lecture Hall classified
paid.
insecure when it is realized that Freddy
1427- Someone blows a stop-sign in B-lot and Krueger is new custodian living in
is issued a warning. Offender forced to "take a basement boiler room.
time-out" and sit in the corner oflot, missing 1800- A pair of athletic shoes ate stolen
finger-painting time and the first 10 minutes from CRC locker room. New Nike HAir
of Sesame Street.
Geoducks" retail at $250; the company
1847- Accidental fire started in trash container justifies the high price with the more than
sets off P-dorm fire alarms when enormous $15 worth of Malaysian child-hours put
wad of "Jumbo Jack" wrappers spontaneously into each pair.
combusts.
1948- Madman driving vehicle on
2307- Wallet stolen from Computer Center. 1 walking path is let off with a verbal
didn 't know F-lot thugs used computers. I warning when he explains, HMy Tascam
guess they have to maximize their financial porta-studio is due back at Media Loan
portfolios (F-Iot thuggery is a lucrative in ten minutes!"
enterprise).
2148- Pet policy violation: dog unleashed
in dorm area. Madness and mayhem
January 15
ensue before this terror unleashed upon
0403- B-dorm resident complaining of chest the world can be given a bowl of kibble
pains is transported to CMe.
and a nice doggie collar.

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"I want it to be a .more real personal experience for every
onet new self awareness .... The worst you can do is have
a great day."
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his seems like a ,perfect match for Evergreen team work, natural environment and experience all a theory of course. Every trip leader I've spoken
with has said it is generally a struggle to get students
interested in doing this, though some years are better than
others. I can't help but wonder,
where is everybody at? Arbys?
It must be about rules.
Something Evergreen students fear
and loath. The alpine club has only
a few comparably. The main rules
are fairly ridged - don't bring
booze , mother-green, or guns and
don't consume booze , mother-green
or guns while on the trip. Oh, there
is one more rule - you must attend
the pre-trip meeting! Some of these
rules aren 't open for personal
in terpretation tha t could also
present a problem.
"Any challenge you might
find up there has an equal
counterpart in dailylife," Brian
said .
About 3 p .m.we were given
the choice of the "high road or the
low road ." By some silent .consensus
the group chose the low road. This
took us three extra hours and added
1,000 ft to our little day hike. It also
gave us the falls of Stevens Creek
halffroze and surround by blocks of
ice as big as a truck .
We returned to the cool school van around 7 p.m . and
in the dark noticed that we were the last people in the park
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Photos and text by Greg Skinner

liThe best time of the year [to go to Rainier]
is right now - two million people visit
Rainier in a year. Eighty percent of those
visits happen in July and August."
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n Dec. 13 a group of nine' students, one professor, two
community members and one guide went snow shoeing
on Mt. Rainier. It was a new experience for all on the
trip except one member and the guide Brian Larson, the
coordinator of the Wilderness Center.
Within the first mile , the group split as we climbed 1,400
feet along the Dead Horse creek trail- young and fast to the
fron~, old and weak to the rear (not all Evergreen students are
under 20). Passing within 350 yards of the Nisqually Glacier, my
mind expanded. Had that been the only sight of the day, it would
have been a day well spent. There is something spellbinding about
the blue ice of the glaciers, something you will not see from the
parking lot.
An hour later we stopped for lunch on Panorama Point, a
wind-swept snow field overlooking Paradi$e Valley and the
Tatoosh Range to the South. Within 20 minutes the group was
ready to go again. The wind was chilly and people were not really
prepared for where we were. Three members ofthe trip and the
professor walked up a the little cornice over a drop of 200 (almost
vertical) feet. They jumped. The rest of us walked down and
around.

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hen asked what he would want a person to
get out of a day in the mountains, Pete
Steil berg, the director of the GRC, replyed ,
"Love for the wilderness and the willingness to protect
it." Pete feels that most people are capable to do outdoor
pursuits. "I feel sorry for people who don't see what we
see," he added, "If more people could see how beautiful
our lands are, they might protect ·it."

"The point of the Wilderness Center was to
get people out, away from the cc.'mpus .... To
explore the northwest beaches, r~vers, lakes,
mountains, trails and even roadways."
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January 22, 1998

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"e ongress shall make no law

UFREED OM OF SPEECH:

an establishment 0 f re1··
IglOn,
or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or ~bridging the freedom of
speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble,
and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."
- First Amendment, U.S. Constitution
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Every person may freely speak, write and publish on all subjects, being
responsible for the abus.e of that right."
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- Article I, Section 5, Washington State Constitution 1889

Better living through
gene therapy

Going beyond the simple judgement

Through· the rational fantasy (because it has the word
out most of 'rational' in it) and find this option unacceptable.
human history, Which brings me to the second option: bring our
Math I} ~cience there
has been a biological reality in line with our rational fantasy;
Network
tremendous and this means whole scale modification of the
e paration human genome. This is science fiction at the
between the moment, but with the Human Genome Project
way we think slated to be completed early next decade, it shall .
about ourselves npt remain so for JOllg.
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. and the way" we
The H'uman Genome ' Pr'oject 'and its
on~~pU~,n~l~)nM.~ome~h~e.nom
ac tually are as possible genetic engin eering fallout has caused
sut'ei:ne~n~,<m}r,"!up~sors stated that, .
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be . ' .
hope
biol o gi ca l great consternation in philosophical and
types d9 l.odeed ~ that ~e fir&!: sttp.in working t'os~the'ron
bein gs. In th e th eological circles and beyond with its potential
pedbrm
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of thecoll~: 1 . so1vin8 these problems would be to recognize
di stant past this horrors ranging from genetic discrimination to
am ~ pgtt!ed bythis. perceptiotl ofJ)on:. , the- important work 'that we Jill dOc, both
s ituati o n the creation of a "master race." These thorny
essentiat l)oes fJ,e' autb~r' honestly maintain , students and nO~-itudents.
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probabl y issues have been driven into the ground by minds
thatth~ 'coJ1t'gewcould functjol) pl16perly
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resu lted from far better at it than mine with very little insight
. witl}ou( its fo(),d.$emt~ '!otkers. ·teacher " Evelyn O:Connor: ' . ' '. ';
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mere ignorance: there was simply not much made, so I am not talking about them. What I
known abo ut our biological reality. Recently, am talking about is a technology that is currently
although th e knowledge of our biology has in use with few complaints: gene therapy. Gene
increased greatly in the past century, the gap therapy involves inserting genes into mature
between our cognitive fantasy and our biological organisms to modify their biology on a
reality has remained, if not widened. As. a fundamental level. This is very different from
concrete and familiar example of this situation, genetic engineering. Genetic engineering can
consider the American physical ideal. We are only be applied to an organism before it
portrayed (to ourselves!) as smooth skinned and develops-the organism and all of its offspring
impossibly thin with great hair while in reality leave the exchange permanently altered and they
the average American is at least twenty pounds have no say in the matter. Gene therapy can be
overweight and roughened, with bad hair days targeted to specific organs or systems in the
quite possibly out numbering the good.
organism after it is fully developed and can be
Most of us desperately want to believe that applied so that the offspring are not changed. It
we are beautiful and rational beings instead of is currently being used in some treatments of
We all for other industrialized countries is 38.5 cents.
the clever, moderately unfuzzy an imals that sickle cell anemia and cystic fibrosis, and gene
know
the
The OECD ranked the world's 25 most
nature has made us out to be. This is an illusion therapy treatments for some types of cancers are
truism about indllstrialized countries in order of tax burden
that has been very good for us, it has allowed us in the experimental stages.
death and taxes. as a percen tage ofgross domestic product. Their
to accomplish great deeds under the pretext that
While the treatment of life threatening
Ameri· findings? Only three countries pay lower taxes
we are noble. In a certain sense we are greater diseases is the prime motivation for this
cans, however, than the United States; France, Germany, Britain,
than the sum of our parts-we can control our technology and should remain its most
are
funny New Zealand, and many others far outrank the
destiny and reality when we really put our minds important use, I envision a more shallow but
creatures. U.S. in heavy taxation. Denmark and Sweden in
to it-but th e difficulties created by our perhaps more interesting use of gene therapy.
Collectively, we particular would outrage American tax
evo lutionary heritage remain and have gotten Did you eve r want violet eyes, but couldn't or
seldom accept protesters- their rates run to nearly 50 percent.
little bit annoying. This situation has lead to a didn't want to wear colored contacts? Hell, how
Here, the personal income tax has drawn
anything as
late 20th century cognitive dissonaAce caused by about violet skin! ? Virtually infallible genetic
impossible . considerable ire from citizens. In a televised
a constant striving for the ideal while knowing .birth control would be a great thing, as would
We've taken it forum last year, a leading libertarian challenged
that it can never be attained.
be the ability to turn off and on the gene for facial
upon ourselves his audience to "think of your favorite federal
Once we recognize this dissonance (and hair with a visit to the local clinic. I can say with
to do battle with program," then inquired half-rhetorically if
agree on its cause), what should we do about it? confidence that these things are possible. Some
by ~vrn SI~'PsO~
the very things viewers would be willing to part with that
We could ignore it and hope it goes away on its of these will take longer than the others, but
we
declare program "if it meant you didn't have to pay
own accord, we could complain about it (as I do), many of them will be possible within our
income taxes?" Not surprisingly, this query met
inevitable.
or we could spring into actio with a resounding lifetime. The important feature that separates
We've valiantly fought death. Yes, people with enthusiastic applause.
cry of: "Yes, I want to resolve this cognitive this application of genetic engineering from the still die. Yes, it's silly and rather destructive to
That cheering American audience, whose
dissonance!" In the ac tion category, I see other, possibly more troubling, applications is wage war on a natural part oflife. Still, advocates income tax rates range from 15 percent to 39.6
basically two options. The first, and currently that it is a matter offree, personal choice.
of America's uwar on death" have"some notable percent, might be well advised to avoid Belgium,
most popular, is to simply discard the rational
victories to which they can point. The American where citizens p~y income tax ranging from 25
fantasy and embrace our biological reality. Christopher Lee Wolfe
life expectancy has climbed higher than would percent to 55 percent.
However, as a scientist, I 3m deeply in love With wolfech@elwha.evergreen.edu
Bear in mind also that I've addressed only
have been thought possible two generations ago.
This column, however, is not about death. the world's most industrialized nations here.
It's about taxes.
Transplanting indignant American Angry White
Taxes, like death, are not going away soon. Males who feel their taxes are uoppressive" into
But the public, politicians, and the press seem a place like East Timor or Somalia might actually
to take for granted that taxes must be brought drive the point home better.
down.
Domestic outcries stem in part from
Two plus two is four, milk is good for you, ignorance of the larger picture. Taken in a global
(just ask the dairy lobby!) and taxes are context, taxes in this country don't seem so
perpetually too high. Politicians, particularly bad- even the so·called "tax·and-spend
To All Faculty. Staff, and Interested Students,
spoken with Mary Cravl'n, Art Costantino, and Republicans, love to promise impractical cuts, liberals" conse rvatives love to hate aren't
TESC Police Services. I have also photographed and some segments of the PQPulation have even advocating the sort of rates seen in places like
Last week. I published a letter ann oun cing over 40 areas of graffiti (some over two years begun preaching the belief that taxation Europe.
that I am starting an attempt to assist Evergreen old). These areas only encompass one third of constitutes a form of oppression.
What this means is that, once again, many
in clean ing up graffiti on our campus. I asked the entire campus.
This phenomenon is indeed curious, but Americans are exhibiting their willingness to get
for ass istance from any interested parties.
I hope to hear from some seriously so is this country's collective conviction that "mad as Hell" about issues that many of them
particularly those with artistic talents. However, interested parties who want to help or have taxes in this country are unreasonably high. don't fully understand. If we .really feel the tax
due to some confusion, the letter did not say how suggestions.
Perhaps individuals who hold this belief ought system is unfair, we should confront things like
to contact me.
to try living abroad for a year or two.
corporate welfare and upper·bracket tax
Aga in , if }O U are int eres ted in putting in
Thank you.
Accor ding to a group called the loopholes. Corporate America is only too happy
\ome effort to help clean up your campus, pl ease
Organization for Economic Cooperation and to have those in the lower brackets direct their
contac t me at the phone numb er or e· mail Eli zabeth Ellis
Development, Americans pay an average of 30 ire at the government instead ofwhere it belongs.
addre~s listed below.
866·6320
cents in federal. state, and local taxes for every
And then if that doesn't work. move to
The projec t ~o far is goi ng well . I have lizell@thu rstoll .com
dollar's worth of work. By contrast, the average Denmark.

Euergreen

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Dear Debbie Butler,
rwould like to thank you for your thought
provoking and obviously heart felt article "Going
beyond the simple definition." You have raised
' many issue~ that are beggil)g to be addressed
and, as a Christian, I am a firm believer in the
benefits of a good kick in the ass once in a while
to, as you say, wake up. Well, you have my
attention.
First of all, I do not blame you for being
frightened, many times my Christian brothers
and sisters have done things to scare me too, as I
am sure I have been a scary Christian from time
to time. I have walked into "Christian"
bookstores and listened to "Christian" radio
stations and wondered just what the hell is going
on. Jesus told us to be wise as serpents and gentle
as doves, but I get the feeling that most of the
time we are being as wise as doves and as gentle
as serpents.
Yes, I will acknowledge Christianity has
been destructive in the past, and I will agree with
you when you point to those who call themselves
"Christian" today but act in oppressive, greedy,
and power hungry ways. To use the words ofJohn
Trudell, "they pray for salvation out of one side
of their mouth while the other side preys with
an 'e'." I have struggled with the dark side of
Christian history for a long time and r have dear
friends who have lost their faith over these issues,
so the risk you take in listening is a risk I share
and I am listening to you. Nowl will respond to
you, and I promise I will meet you without
defensiveness, denial, dosed mindedness or
ridicule· I will even try to refrain from making
the human racedisappear.
I could not even begin to answer all of the
accusations you bring against my faith, to do so
would require more space than I could possibly
expect to be given. Unfortunately, you fall into
the same lack of clarity, over generalization and
"simplification of the complex" that you accuse
Cha rlene Cole of, and sound·bite accusations
should never be met with sound-bite answers. I
will, however attempt to address the accusations
that I believe to be central to your arguments.
When you comment on Charlene's
statement about Jesus getting mad at the Jews of
the day, you basically accuse her of anti·
Semitism. You go on later to say, "Jews are still
blamed for Christian pain." I am quite certain
that Charlene's statement was not anti·Semitic.
What she is simply pointing out is this: Jesus,
who was himself a Jew, was not one to cram
morality down the throats of the society at large,
but he did say and do things that scandalized the
rather conservative religious establishment of
Judea. In the end, it was that religious
establishment which used its political power to
eliminate Jesus, because he dared challenge
"sacred" traditions of the day by consorting with
outsiders, doing good on the Sabbath,
welcoming prostitutes and forgiving of those
who were "immoral." When Charlene said that
"they should have.known better, " she was
referring to the fact that Jesus was accusing them
of forgetting their rich heritage of defiance to
authority and resistance to oppression ·all
because they wanted to protect their position of
power within the larger Roman Empire. Now, I
know that some Christians have been horribly
anti·Semitic in the past, but they did not get that
idea from the Bible, which is a book of Jewish
history almost completely written by Jewish
people and culm inating in the story of a Jewish
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Jewish messiah. Social criticism does not equal
anti·Semitism, that judgment is a gross over·
simplification of a very complex history.
It is equally simplistic to drag out Hitler's
rotting corpse and explain all of his actions as
being ·Christian" because he paid lip service to
God. Obviously Hitler was a murderous megalomaniac, and he did grow up a German Catholic,
but he was also fascinated by the occult and he
was devoted to the teachings of Frederick
Nietszche (who he quoted extensively when
extolling his ideology of the Aryan Superman).
So, do we now pin his crimes on Occultists or
followers of Nietszche? I cannot resist
mentioning the fact that Hitler was a strict
vegetarian, but I would dare not equate
vegetarianism with Nazism .
Finally, it must be noted that
Hitler did not hesitate to get
rid of any Christian that stood
.in the way his ariti~Semitic
agenda. One of his first official
acts was to round up all of the
Catholic bishops and
Protestant ministers that
opposed his rise to power and
have thein shot. He then
replaced them with his own
people in order to gain power
over the churches. Later,
Christian leaders such as
Diettrich Bonholfer and Franz
Jaggerstaller gave their lives
opposing the Nazi State.
Please don't quote "mien
Kampf" and call Hitler a
Christian, that is about as
useful as quoting Charles
Manson and calling him a
Beatles fan.
Along those same lines,
there is the question ofJapan's
involvement in World War II. Japan, a nation
made up of predominately Buddhist and Shinto
peoples, committed horrible atrocities during
the war. They ran concentration camps and
performed cruel experiments on human beings.
Does this mean we should equate Buddhist and
. Shinto beliefs with genocide? I certainly hope
not.
Later on you say that "genocide and slavery
have new names, new forms ... and Christian
'movements' support them." I really don't know
what you mean by this. I am wondering if this is
the reasoning behind your use of the Indonesian
invasion of East Timor as an example of
Christian aggression? I am sorry; you are dead
wrong there. The East Timorese people are
predominately Catholic, and the resistance to
predominately Moslem Indonesia is being led by
the Archbishop of Dilli (a Nobel Peace
Prizewinner), and they have the support of most
Christians worldwide.
The most troublesome of your accusations
is the one of racism- th,!t Christianity is
somehow an exclusively white male religion. If
you turn your CPJ one page to the left, you will
find a well-written article in tribu te to the
Reverend Martin Luther King. I quote:
"For him, 'man made laws assure justice,
but a higher law produces love'. By love Dr. King
did not mean something aesthetic or romantic.
Neither did he mean reciprocal love in the sense
that a person loves because he or she is loved.
Rather love expressed in the Greek word "agape,"
which means understanding, redeeming
goodwi ll for all men and women, and
~,:,erflowing love which seeks nothing in return."

of

Now, Reverend King got that idea from
somewhere, didn't he? He got his ideas of racial
equality and agape love from the source book of
his faith. Paul said that in Christ there is no male
or female, Jew or Greek, slave or free- this
pretty ~uch cuts down any se,usm, racism, or
classism. In the first letter to the Corinthians,
Paul describes agape:
"Love is patient, love is kind: love is not
boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist
on its own way; it is not irritable, it does not
rejoice in wrongdoing but rejoices in the
truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes
all things and endures all things.· (I Cor. 13:4- 7)
These are the words that inspired Martin
Luther King. They penetrated the soul of Spanish
slave trader Rodrigo
Mendoza, melted the "soul
on ice" of Eldridge Cleaver
and inspired former
K1ansmanJohn Tarrants to
reform his ways, fight
against racism and lay his
life on the line to lead his
misguided brothers and
sisters out of the Klan. My
faith has always had room
for Ethiopian Copts,
Russian Orthodox, Chinese
Protestants,
Latin
American Catholics, the
church ofIndia, Palestinian
Christians and even the
African Orthodox First
Church of St. John
Coltrane.
I do not belittle the
fac t that slavery and
genocide of Native
Americans has been
justified in the name of
Christ (and I might also
add in the names of enlightenment rationality
and science)· but many Christians of good
conscience stood against these injustices, and
some gave their lives doing so. Though the many
skeletons in the Christian closet have challenged
my faith, the cloud ofauthentic witnesses which
surrounds me has strengthened it. I glory in the
courage of Arch·Bishop Desmond Tutu,
Rigoberta Menchu and He~r Wu, the poetry of
Annie Dilliard and Bruce Co burn, the writings
of C.S. Lewis, Dorothee S lie, Jaques Ellul and
Simone Wei!, the activism of Sojourners
community and the Catholic Workers, and the

There are
untold millions
of Christians
doing God's real
work world
widewith no
fanfare, and
they are far
more Christ-like
than the
occasional
sociopath that
opens fire on an
abortion clinic

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music of Vincent Fumier (a.k.a. Alice Cooper)
and Marvin Gaye. There are untold millions of.
Christians doing God's real work worldwide with
no fanfare, and they are far more Christ·like (in
Charlene's 'basic' definition) than the occasional
sociopath that opens fire on an abortion clinic.
When all is said and done, I am more than
willing to admit to having an agenda as long as
you are willing to do the same- being "at war
with my beliefs" certainly falls into the "agenda"
category. I am even willing to admit to being
occasionally empty and starving ofsoul, and that
I have at times sought to use others to fill this
void. Truth be told, we are all empty at times and
we are all comprised of both good and bad -as
individuals and as "movements·". My question
to you is this: If you are at war with my beliefs,
. what is your goal? What is your solution? Would
it be easier for you if we Christians simply
disappeared? The real challenge is to go beyond
the simple judgments and the simple solutions,
because in such a complex world they are
meaningless.
I will be quite clear about my "agenda.· It
is not to cause fear in anybody or to follow any
"manifest destiny". The only conquest I am
interested in is over fear- in myself and in the
world. The Apostle John said it betterthan I ever
could: "perfect love casts out fear". The Bible
instructs me to be an agent of reconciliation, and
I am convinced that this reconciliation will never
come about at the point ofa sword, or by feasting
on stolen souls as you put it.
The bottom line is this, Paul said we are all
looking through a doudy mirror-we do not
have all the answers. My hope and my prayer is
Simple: that even with our short sighted
prejudices and failings we can allow the selfless
love of "agape" to burn away the fog offear and
hatred. I can think of no better example than
South Africa 's "Truth and Reconciliation
Commission" led by Archbishop Tutu. It is
extremely important to get the truth out in the
open- the whole truth, then it is crucial to do
something about it. How did you put it: "When
are you going to take responsibility for this and
work with other Christians to change it"? Well
here I am and I am open to suggestions. Are you?
Thank you for listening.
Terrance Becht

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The Golden Globes
Jack Lemmon won, even though he didn't!
by Jennifer Koogler
Award Show Fan
The Golden Globe awa rds are pretty cheesy-a low rent
Oscar warm-up with little of the prestige and clout. But hey,
it's an awards show, and I'm a huge sucker when it comes to a
little bit of glamour and suspense,
.
The Go lden Globes are given out by the Ho llywood
Fo reign Press Association, which I'm assuming are the people
who spread the joyous products ofTinseltown across the world.
One thing I like about this show, as opposed to Oscars, is
that they divide films up by comedy and drama " So there is the
best actress in a comedy and best actress in a drama , rather
than everyone competing against each other. This is good
because there are more awards, and more people win. Cool.
The inspiring Lauren Bacall welcomed everyone to the
awards, promising an evening full of surprises. Surprisingly
enough, this wasn 't just a cliche, the evening actually
had some startling moments.
First off: Burt Reynolds actually won an
award for acting. The award was for best
supporting actor in
a motion picture
for Boogie Nigh ts,
He went on and on
and on and on
about how great
it was to win and
about how he's
back from acting
oblivion_ He
also noted how
the cast of
Boogie Nights was one of the best he'd ever worked with,
which only says that Marky Mark is better than Ned Beatty and
Dom Deluise_
Whi le the audience reeled from that jolt, they were hit
with yet anot her: Kim Basinger won for her supporting role in
LA. Confidential_ I hope th is doesn't prompt industry insiders
to spawn a My Stepmother is an Alien seq uel.
Then Calista Flockhart, better known as Ally McBeal, won
for best actress in a television comedy_ As she walked up to get
her award, she nervously tucked her hair behind her ears, which
made the moment very endearing. Her acceptance speech was
quite eloquent, which made me like her all the more. Later in

the program, Ally McBeal won for best television comedy over
such veterans as Fraiser and the outgoing Seinfeld. Then, for
the second year in a row, The X-Files won for best television
drama over ER and NYPD Blue. I'm sure the fo lks over at Fox
were st icking their tongues out at the Big Three all night long. '
MichaelJ. Fox won for best TV comedy actor for Spin City,
over Kelsey "Gramm)"" Gra mmar, Jerry Seinfeld, and John
"Footl oose" Lithgow, He seemed just as surprised as everyone
else. He th anked Seinfeld for his work, noting it was one of the
reasons he came back to TV.
Anthony Edwards won for best TV drama actor, which
just goes to prove that two people in the same show nominated
in the same thing don't necessarily cancel each other out. He
kissed loser George Clooney, and then everyone else in the cast.
He ended his acceptance speech by congratulating the casts of
As Good as it Gets and The Full Mon ty for their work, then he
looked over to the Titanic table and said, "And Titanic,
whatever." Th is really irked me not only because he
apparently thinks Titil/lic is bad , but beca us.e of the
though t that he'd take the time when he's supposed
to be gracious and accepting to expound on his own
personal views about fllm. My own theory is he was
up for a role in the film (perhaps the researcher played
by Bi ll Paxton), didn't get it, and is now bitter. Note to
Mr. Edwa rds: You were in Revenge of the Nerds. It's
not your place to judge.
Titanic got over the dog
when James Cameron won for
Best Director and the film won
for best motion picture
drama.
Cameron
accep ted by asking:
"Does this prove that size
really counts?" I felt vindicated for the losses of
Leonardo DiCaprio (who lost to Peter Fonda) and Kate Winslet
(who lost to Judi Dench), who sat next to each other at the table.
Both looked exceptionally yummy_
The highlight of the evening was Ving Rhames (you may
remember him as Marsellis Wallace from Pulp Fiction), who
won for his portrayal ofDon King in Don King: Only in America,
a "motion picture made for television" on HBO_ When Jada
Smith gleefully announced the award, Rhames slowly stood up
and made his way to the stage, openly weeping, He arrived
and held his award for a moment before telling the audience

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he's learned he must appreciate the art in himself and not
himself in the art, a quote by someone I can't remember. He
then called up Jack Lemmon, who had been nominated for 12
Angry Men, and gave him his award_ Lemmon seemed stunned
and confused, saying he was honored but t here was no way he
could accept Rhames' offer, 'BUt Rhames wouldn't let him give
it back, not right then anyway_ Lemmon said it was one of the
most memorable mom ents of his life_ The audience was
flabbergasted . I don't think anyone in Hollywood expected
anyone to be that generous without being insincere. Later
backstage, Rhames told Dick Clark there was just no way he
could take the award at that point in his career when Lemmon
had done so much more_ The moment wasn't even ruined by

Reflections
Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.
Black Anger's Kindu - the Third Eye
Assasin, pictured below, busts out
crazy rhymes during Friday night's
show,

see AWARDS on page 12

Good Will Hunting: mush for the macho

At the end of the show Black Anger
opened the satge up to a freestyle
session_ Evergreen student Desiree
Baptist, above middle, was one of a
few students who rose up to take up
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-Stars Matt Damon and Minnie Driver shine in touching film
by J_ Brian Pitts
Film Friend

Will Hunting is genius in th e extreme sense of the word,
Hi s near-photographic memory all ows him to rattle off
quotations from obscure history texts and he can instinctively
solve mathematic equation overnight that have taken others
years. He has a loya l group of friends , a wit sharper than a
sa murai sword, and damn is he good looking. If the character
stopped here, he would be so excruciatingly perfect that you
wo uld be hard pressed to find an audience beyo nd th e
hormonally crazed, so we can be thankful that co-writers and
childhood best friends Matt Damon and Ben Affleck took the
time to make this extraordinary man in to an every man.
See, Will (Matt Damon) is an orph an from south Boston,
where a hard life has deprived him of opportunities affluence
would have guaranteed . His intellec t is a biological gift,
knowledge the product of a hungry mind that lacks disciplin e
or training and attitude the resu lt of a world with out love and
intimacy. After years of abuse, virtually unbreakable emo tional
\\'a ll~ have been erected that not even his best friend (Affieck),
th e on ly member of their circle to recognize Will's talents, could
hdp hilll even if social rules allowed him to try.
The only public disp lay Will permits him se lf is th e
Intellectual humiliation of the upper classes, particularly the
\t ud e nt~ at Ilarvard and ,\1.1.T. Su re, it makes him feel powerful
.Iml ~upt'rior , hut the trut' , unspoken meaning fo r these

out bursts is the de spe rate need to be notic ed, for Pointe Blank) presents audiences with a fresh take on the role
ac kn owledgment without the possib ility of rejection. It is of "the girlfriend ." She refuses to simply be a trophy and infuses
through two such incidences, one loud and aggressive and the her character with real-world emotions and goofy charm. It
ot her intended to be anonymous, that three strangers are almost seems awkward until you make the realization that she's
introduced into his life who see such potential in this angry the most natural person on the screen and the one you're mostly
likely to ever meet.
young man that they attempt to heal his wounds.
Also deserving of accolades are Stellen Skaarsgard and
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck have done something most
actors lack the talent to do. Facing a drought of good roles, Northwest-based director Gus Van Sant. As the professor who
they created an engaging story with complex and challenging discovers Will, Skaarsgard admirably walks the line between
characters for themselves, and they managed to sell it. Although his roles as Will's mentor and authority figure, swaying back
both deliver excellent performances, Damon particularly shines and forth as the plot demands but never losing sight of his
and deserves all of his newfound attention, Will Hunting's shell character's misguided goals. For the first time, Van Sant
is so grandstanding and his true character so muted that, while (DIugstore Cowboy, To Die For) has crafted an upbeat film that
Da mon had years to prepare, it takes a great deal of talent to a mainstream audience can get behind without betraying his
desire to examine the lives of damaged people and their quests
present both Simultaneously.
Thankfully, the writers didn't stop with themselves. As - for success or redemption .
/"
Ultimately, the most important aspect of Good Will
\Vill 's court-ordered therapist, Robin Williams takes the best
elements from his earlier dramatic roles (bitterness fro m Good HuntiI,1gis the audience it aims to reach, This is the first film in
Morning Vietnam, loss from The Fisher King, the need to heal my memory that honestly speaks about the emotional barriers
from A wakenings, and the love of teaching fro m Dead Poet's of young men in a way that will reach even the most macho
Socie ty) and ski ll full y blend s th em int o what may be individual in the theater. It is a story of loss, of anger, offear, of
remembered as his ca reer best. The character is the film's pain, of expression , and eventually of respect and the ability to
keystone, the father-figure Will refuses to admit to needing. It love.
Th is is a fi lm that every man could learn a great deal fi lm
is a minetields that Williams nimbly moves through. Have be~n
deprived of Academy recognition for so long due to his com ic and will enjoy immensely. It's a film that any guy can admit to
roots, this may tinally be the part that wins him a golden statue. cryi ng at. However, it may require a girlfriend to drag him
For the second time this year, Minnie Driver (Grosse kicking and screaming to .

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dlrin: {M arch

21-April 191 Th~ new and
enchanting day brings forth a greater step in
the right direction. Realize that negative
opinions and smart ass attitudes do not create
a better understanding to those who bear the
grudge. We can learn to suppor t other
individual realities with love, sisterhood and
brotherhood. Beginning to work on a project,
the sooner th~ better, will create more ti me for
correct ion .
ZAU",.: {ApriI20-May 201 Quiet ly the tca

rests with sugar and cream, awaiting the
taste, too hot to drink. Together theY 'mix,
together the sun and moon pull the tides .
However 10l1g your tea remains un sipped, the
frost clingi ng to the edges can be reheated,
once again. Wa lking, tangled in the warmth
of clothing, not searching, not afraid.
"B utt erfly looking for flower. Flower not
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{July 23-August 221 If you want to be
the Lord Master, so be it. What is holding you
back from getting out of that mood swing
tango and lighting a fire with your charming
elegance? Let the lion in you roar, climb that
tree,jump across the river and keep going until
you break free of anything holding you back,
"Do or do not, there is no try ." -YODA
(Nobody sa id you cou ldn't practice.)

"'11'80: {August 23-September 221 Yo ur
wings become restless with the wind and yo u
search for flight. Climbi ng tO,the tallest steeple
and seeing the hawks land' next to you, engage
in mind to mind ability and see What th-ey see.
Feel the freedom offlying anywhere, anytime,
not slowing down for anybody or anything.
The past disappeared over night, and th e new
sun , shining through your window of delight,
van ishes all worries that cling to your surviva l.
~:

alive, where in the world did you get such an
amazing idea???? To be able to create your
soluti on so suddenly, last night, opening the
gateway to your spiritual connectiveness with
the all encompassing universe, beho lding the
truth to another reality... Probably found out
with your keen sense of Sight, always knowing
what is go ing on. because you were there. You,
andyour twin .

{September 23-0ctober 221 Oh,
c'mon now, it can't be th at difficult. Knowing
better and making the same mistake could lead
to a similar circle until learn-ed. And yet, it
doesn 't feel like it is the wrong thing to do, at
first. Maybe there is somewhat of a sparkling
thought that reaches into your mind from your
soul, whispering, "We should wait, we should
li sten, we should hold on and not rush
anything." More time and energy, the better
the outco me . Simplifying into action, the
audience will understand.

Canul': {June 21-July 221 Crossing the street

.Scol'pio: {October 23-November 211 The

to the other side, letting the waves pull yo u
from one place to the next, waking up and
going back to sleep, everyth ing between here
and eight years from now co uld have little to
do with today. Love burns a bright sensation
between the eyes of your !!lind , lighting your
third eye with a new ability for flight . You
don't seem to mind too much, but when you
do, maybe take a deep breath before pinching
your obstacle:

creative discipline you've established, removes
all disturbingly disruptful challenges. Maybe
Scorpios have a hard time with forgiveness in
the .ever changing world of 1998 (the year of
the tiger) and yet hopefully we will survive the
st ing of your tail, the bite of venom.
Meditation serves as an excellent funneling
filter for all the extra though ts now left,
forgotten, moved on, the end. "Andl think it's
going to be a long, long time: - Elton John.

Oemi,,;: {May 21-June 201 Goodness sakes

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.. Sa8inariu.: {November 22-0ecember 211
Hold the phone, back the tr!-lck \lp!!I
Trumpeting around, lavishing in your splendor
oflove, the excitement of the first kiss and what
comes next ... You 've got the right idea of
planning on getting to sleep early, and yet by
following the flow of reaction and action, the
sunrise shouldbe experienced. (lfwe could see
it!!!) A lot 011 bubbling action your way, keep
your eyes open, your shoes tied, and why not
just throw a couple ofsnacks in the food bank.

Capricorn: {December 22-January 191 With
your frie'ndlY ' sm ile and lig htning b01ts of
energy from your loving eyes, something
should be sculpted to match the WOW. Only,
no artist would be able to get close enough to
creating something as magicaJ and wonderous
as the infinite light of your soul that shines like
a drop of rain from the tree, booming in the
sunshine. Breathe in the rainbow of all colors
hold it, (what do you see?), and exhale all th~
craziness.
dl'1UflriU.: {January 20-February 181 The
SUN has just entered your sign, and the rain
has also. Yesterday, a very kind and friendly
womyn at the laundromat said, "When the
mattress wears out, I'll see you in the spring. n
Still don't have any idea what she meant. but
you all seem to knoy{ so much about seasons I
figured you could help explain it to anybod~.
Look forward to your party, Chilly Willy.
tJiSrI!S: {February 19-March 201 There once
was a fish named Sammy. He could be nothing
but wet and clammy. Unti l one day, she
transformed into a moose, saying, "Now isn't
that dandy." When in need of d irections,
getting lost is no thin g to worry about.
Tenderness and laughter will come easily this
week when the bells chime, the phone rings,
the yellow and purple bird sings, and the
freshness of a new time flows evenly like an
earth's zing-zang-zom-zime.
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presenter Alec Baldwin's stupid joke about

her

Kim Basinger also wanting to give
award
to Ler'nmon.
Another memorable moment came
with ~e Lahti's win for beSt actress in
a TV drama for Chicago Hope. Whe~ her
name was called. the Chicago Hope table
rustled. "Is she here? Is she here?- they
asked. Robin Williams ran up the stage
and began an impromptu &pe(ch_ Finally,
Lahti walked in, to much laughter and
·applause. It turDS out she had been in the
restroqm. She'd just.flushed and someol1e

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Gets ~ won I?est comedy picture .. 'Matt '
Damon andSen Affleck won for ~ijt'18,the
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The. cast of TJj~ Full Monty- ,minus
newlywed 'Robert Carlyle, ca.m e out to
present an award and threatened an encore
performance ofthefihn's final scene. ~hirley
Madaine was presented with the Ceeille B:
Demille award (lifetime achievement), but
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'folks at Intercity Transit & all who may have helped out but the
Princess just plain forgot & of course all the good Greeners who came
. out to play.

FridaysEQA: Men's group @ 3 p.m . in CAB 314
Zazen Meditation (I & 3 Fri.) @ 6:30 p.m.
in Evergreen Learn ing Center
Eagle Claw Ku ng Fu @ 5 p.m.- call x6220

• Seated AGupressure Massage
• Relieves Tension & Pain
• Relaxes & Rejuvenates

Op en 11 - 6 M on-Sat
610 Columbia St. SW Olympia, WA 98501 (360) 3524349

Umoja @ noon in CAB 315
Slight ly West @ 3 p.m. in CAB 320
Freaks of Nature @ 3 p.m.
in front of Longhousc
Nature Lovers Unite @ 3 p.m. in Longh ousc
M.E.ChA @ 3:30 pm . in CAB 320
APEC @ 4 p.m . in Lib. 2126
Eag le Claw Kung Fu @ 5 p.m . - call x 6220
Students for a Free Tibet @ 5 p.m. in Cab 315
Evergreen Medieval Society @ 5 p.m.
in CAB 108
EQA: Com ing Out group @ 5 p.m.
in Coun se ling Center
EARN @ 6 p.m. in CAB 315
Ac tion Meeting in Support of Big Mt.
(2 & 4 Thurs.) @ 6 p.m. in 3rd FI. CAB
Camarilla @ 6:30 p.m. in Lib. 1508

Thursday, jan. 22-

fJ300k§ & 'roofs for tlie

M!fstica[ and MaJ1ica[

AISES @ noon in Longhouse
Brown Bag Christian Fellowship @ noon
in Lib. 2221
Jewish Cultural Center (I & 3 Wed .) @ I p.m.
in Lib. 222 1
Evergreen Math & Science Network @ I p.m.
in Lib. 3500
Naked Words @ I p.m. in Lib. 2220
EPIC @ I :30 p.m. in CAB 315
Talking About Race @ 2 p.m . in Lib . 2218
Students Arts Council @ 2 p.m. in CAB 315
Women's Resource Center @ 2 p.m.
in CAB 206
AISA @ 2:30 p.m. in CAB 320
PHA T @ 3 p.m. in CAB 320
Amnesty International @ 3 p.m . in Lib. 2126
Gam in g Gui ld @ 3:30 p.m. in CAB 320
Homeopathy study group @ 3:30 p ~m .
in Lab 11051.
S & A 'Board @ 4 p.m. in CAB 3 15
Endangered Species group @ 4 p.m.
in COM 2nd FI. Lounge ,
Eagle Claw Kung Fu @ 5 p.m.- call x6220
Env ironmcn tal Educatiun @ 6 p.m. in LH 10
Water Watch group @ 7 p.m . in LH 10

NSA @ 4 p.m. in CAB 320
WashPIRG @ 4 p.m . in LH 10
EQA: Bisex ual group @ 4 p.m . in CAB 3 14
IASO @ 4:;30 p .m .,jp CAB 315 .
SEED @ 5 p.m. in Lab II 2242
MPA @ 5 p.m. in MPA Lounge
Eagle Claw Ku ng Fu @ 5 p.m .- call x6220
Mindscreen (A ll. Tues.) @ 7 p.m. in LH 3
Students for Christ @ 8 p.m. in Lib . 21 16

illustration by Ethan JOlles

and Kim Nguyen.

Wednesdays-

LASO @ noon in CAB 320
Women of Color Coalition @ 2 p.m .
in CAB 320
CISPES @ 3 p.m. in Lib. 2204
ERC @ 3: 15 p.m. in CAB 108
S & A Board @ 4 p.m. in CAB 315
Rape Response Coaliti on @ 4 p.m. in CAB 320
Evergreen Medieval Society @ 5,p .m.
in Lib. 2218
'
Eagle Claw Kung Fu @ 5 p.m. - call x6220
Toxins group @ 6 p.m. in LH 10
ASIA @ 6 p.m. in CAB 320
Bahai Faith Gathering @ 7 p.m . in Longhouse
Hunger & Homeless group @ 7 p.m. in LH 10

Tuesdays- .

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Other notts: Minnie ·Dtivef's dress
was lowlY. a nicesbade ofsea green that you
wouldn~t 1biok -.."u1d be good oil som,eone
with dark hair•. She did look a little stiff
though, probably because she was (oreed to
presentwith Brendan "George ofthe junglt"
Fraser. Kevin kline. nonililated for his [ole'
in In and Out ~t' at a ~blestrategicaJly
placed in the path of almost every winner
and felt it was his job to hug everyone who
went by. Helen Hunt won for As GooCJ as it.
Qts and looked as radiant as her speech
was, only to be fuDoWed by Madonna. who
presented a rude and crude Jack Nicholson
with the beSt actor award. As Good as it .

Mondays-

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A conference sponsored by NTSI presents a
Petty Theft Class. This starts @ 8 a.m. in
Lib . 1308
Another conference by NTSI: Aggression
Control Class @ 8 a.m. in Lib. 1316.
Olympia High Knowledge Bowl is held here
@ Evergreen. It starts @ 9 a.m. & is in
.
various Lib. rooms.
Storytelling classes continue. This week the
topic is Telling Personal Stories. It starts
@ 9 a.m. somewhere downtown . For the
class it is $20. Call Debe Edden @ 9436772 for more info .
Liberation Cafe presents the No Use For
Abuse Super Healing Weekend! It starts
with a potluck breakfast @ 9 a.m., then
starting @ IO a.m . there are workshops until
6:30 p.m. Workshops include: safety of
children, self defense for women, anger
management for men, sex and sexual abuse,
communication, more. Then @ 8 p.m. a
concert features Christine Corey, Betsy Holt.
The Foolers, Spelling Bee, Allison, and
Jesse in Bread & Roses.
Barnes & Noble presents story time. This
Saturday, they will read Miss Spider's New
Car. It starts @ II a.m.
Infinite Productions @ KGRG present
Millencolin (from Sweden), Pulley , &
Fonnula One @ RKCNDY! It's all ages,
doors @ 7p.m., mu sic @ 8 p.m., ti x are $8
@ door.
Here @ Evergreen.there's a dance.
Sponsored by the Gaming Guild, Dance II
starts @ 9 p.m., & is held in the Lib.
Lobby.

EQA: Volleyball

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Monday, jan. 26• The Moving Edge, a symposium on digital

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The Super Healing Weekend continues @
Liberation Cafe. There is a workshop @
noon on the men's role in domesti c
violence. A vigil & speakout starts @
Sylvester Park and then the group continues
downtown (I don't know what time that
starts). For more info , call Diane @ 7544336!

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Sunday, jan. 25•

technology, computer arts and the moving
image, presents Vibeke Sorenson speaking
on the Personal Poeltcs of New Media.
Vibeke is the Chair of the Division of
A~imatio n and ~igital Arts in the School of
Cmema-TeleVISIOn @ USc. This starts @
I I :30 a.m. m LH I.
Barnes & Noble presents a mixed genre book
group. Enjoy a coffee or danish in the cafe
and talk about Faith & Treason by Antonia
Fraser. The disc ussion starts @ 7 p.m.
Open Mic night @ 8 p.m. in Burrito Heaven
Cantina.
Open Mic night @ 8 p.m. in Burrito Heaven
Cantina.
Barnes & Noble presents game night. I have
the faintest idea what time it starts, so call
or go .

Wednesday, jan. 28•

•

Joanna Kadi speaks @ I p.m. in the Lib.
Lobby. She is the author of Thinking
Class: Sketches from a Cultural Worker and
editor of Food For Our Grandmother.
Story time for kids @ Barnes & Noble.
Every Wednesday @ 7 p.m.!

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